In the Nyaya Kusumanjali, this is discussed against the proposition of the Mimamsa school that let us assume there were many demigods ( devas ) and sages ( rishis ) in the beginning, who wrote the Vedas and created the world.

His contemporary adversary, E. A. Wallis Budge, however, thought Egyptian religion to be primarily henotheistic where all the gods and goddesses were aspects of the God Ra, similar to the devas in Hinduism.

In the Hindu religion, demigod is used to refer to deities who were once human and later became devas ( gods ) and are worshiped as such.

Another version of the story exists where Dadhichi was asked to safeguard the weapons of the devas as they were unable to match the arcane arts being employed by the asuras to obtain them.

However, Dadhichi, realising that his bones were the only way by which the devas could defeat the asuras willingly gave his life in a pit of mystical flames he summoned with the power of his austerities.

In the " Forgotten Realms Player's Guide ", published September 2008, a section on Faerun races mentions a race called devas, and states that they were previously known as aasmiar.

A number of different beings such as buddhas, disciples of the buddha, ṛṣis, and devas were considered capable to transmitting buddhavacana.

The devas ( deities ) and the asuras ( demons ) counterparts were churning for a nectar of immortality.

After the devas were defeated, the trinity, the controller, preserver and destroyer of the universe launched an attack against Ganesha.

The devas and asuras watching were shocked and wondered aloud what would happen to Nandi.

The gods in the Rig-Veda are mostly personified concepts, who fall into two categories: the devas – who were gods of nature – such as the weather deity Indra ( who is also the King of the gods ), Agni (" fire "), Usha (" dawn "), Surya (" sun ") and Apas (" waters ") on the one hand, and on the other hand the asuras – gods of moral concepts – such as Mitra (" contract "), Aryaman ( guardian of guest, friendship and marriage ), Bhaga (" share ") or Varuna, the supreme Asura ( or Aditya ).

On the way they come across 55 statues grouped at one place, which were all devas of Brahma Loga once cursed to be as statues and so they were there.

The city's brick walls were 4. 5 meters high, and had 12 gates with huge devas ( deities ) guarding the entrances and a pagoda at each of the four corners.

) The devas returned a long time later and asked him to return their weapons so that they might defeat the asuras, headed by Vritra, once in for all.

Each entrance has a causeway over the moat with nāga-carrying devas and asuras similar to those at Angkor Thom ; Glaize considered this an indication that the city element of Preah Khan was more significant than those of Ta Prohm or Banteay Kdei.

They wanted to become more powerful than the devas to be able to destroy them.

Buddhists accept the existence of beings in higher realms ( see Buddhist cosmology ), known as devas, but they, like humans, are said to be suffering in samsara, and are not necessarily wiser than us.

Just as humans can affect the world more than animals, devas can affect the world more than humans.

Buddhists accept the existence of beings in higher realms ( see Buddhist cosmology ), known as devas, but they, like humans, are said to be suffering in samsara, and not particularly wiser than we are.

Bhargava community owe their lineage to Bhrigu Rishi, and his son Chyavana Rishi, who is better known for his links with creation of Chyawanprash by devas ' Vaids, Ashwini Kumars the twin brothers.

While Buddhist traditions do not deny the existence of supernatural beings ( e. g., the devas, of which many are discussed in Buddhist scripture ), it does not ascribe powers, in the typical Western sense, for creation, salvation or judgement, to the " gods ".

# The Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata states that Vishnu restored the earth that had sunk into the netherword, or Patala, so all the devas praised Him as Govind ( Protector of the Land ).

According to the Yoga Vasistha, after inquiring about the realm beyond the universe, heaven, devas and asuras, which is ruled by the mind, Bali thus concentrates on the mind and being satisfied in himself, and teaches the asuras to do so likewise.

This " poison " was so dangerous that none of the devas or asuras wanted to go near it.

These giants are the devas and asuras who used the nāga king Vasuki in order to the churn the Ocean of Milk in quest of the amrita or elixir of immortality.

Svarga is seen as a transitory place for righteous souls who have performed good deeds in their lives but are not yet ready to attain moksha, or elevation to Vaikunta, the abode of Lord Vishnu, considered to be the Supreme Abode ( Rig Veda ( 1. 22. 20 ) states, Oṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramam padam sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ: " All the suras ( i. e., the devas ) look towards the feet of Lord Vishnu as the Supreme Abode ").

The Vaishnavites ( who often translate deva as " demigod ") cite various verses that speak of the devas ' subordinate status.

" ( Gita: 7: 21-22 ) Elsewhere in the Gita Lord Krishna states: " O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities ( e. g., devas, for example ) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an improper way because I am the Supreme Being.

The Vaishnavites ( who often translate deva as " demigod ") cite various verses that speak of the devas ' subordinate status.

" ( Gita 7. 21-22 ) Elsewhere in the Gita Lord Krishna states: " O Arjuna, even those devotees who worship other lesser deities ( e. g., devas, for example ) with faith, they also worship Me, but in an improper way because I am the Supreme Being.

The devas faced a very great enemy in Sura Padma / Banda who had a boon that he could be killed only by a son of Shiva and Parvati.

So to wake Shiva from his deep meditation the devas deputed Manmatha, the God of love who shot his flower arrows at Paramashiva.

Heeding for their request Paramashiva stared at the ashes of Manmatha. From the ashes came Bhandasura Who made all the world as impotent and ruled from the city called Shonitha pura. He started troubling the devas. The devas then sought the advice of Sage Narada who advised them to conduct a fire sacrifice.

" " The Tamil text Nīlakēci mentions two devas, Okkali and Ōkali, who according to the mythology of the Dravidian Ājīvikas, are said to have instructed men in the scriptures ".

Vali who was with the devas, helping them in the churning of ocean, took Tara and married her.

The third and final stage of the fusion took place in the ninth century with the development of the theory according to which Japanese kami are emanations of buddhas, bodhisattvas or devas who mingle with human beings to lead them to the Buddhist Way.

Then Nandhi / Nandheesha ( Nantheesurar in Tamizh ) came across him and said, " Your greatness, you are the one who can ’ t wholly known even by devas.

And the devas told Kaliyan that Sivan was the one who created you and he will offer you whatever you need.

The pantheon in the Śrauta tradition consists of various gods and goddesses, known as devas, who represent natural forces or deified social concepts.

Lord Śiva said: " My dear son, I, Lord Brahmā and the other devas, who move within this universe under the misconception of our greatness, cannot exhibit any power to compete with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for innumerable universes and their inhabitants come into existence and are annihilated by the simple direction of the Lord " ( Bhagavata Purana 9. 4. 56 )

In a story from the Puranas, Shesha loosens Mount Mandara, to enable it to be used in the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras.

When the Devas ( gods ) heard of their skill, they sent Agni to them, bidding them, to construct four cups from the one cup of Tvashtar, the artificer of the devas.

Bas-relief from Angkor Wat, Cambodia, shows Samudra manthan-Vishnu in the centre, his turtle Avatar Kurma below, asura s and deva ( Hinduism ) | devas to left and right

" Similarly, in the Vishnu Sahasranama the concluding verses state: " The Rishis ( great sages ), the ancestors, the devas, the great elements, in fact all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe, have originated from Narayana ," ( i. e., Vishnu ).

For instance, in the Purusha sukta of the Rigveda, Purusha ( Sanskrit, प ु र ु ष " man ," or " Cosmic Man ") is sacrificed by the devas from the foundation of the world — his mind is the Moon, his eyes are the Sun, and his breath is the wind.

Dorothy Maclean initially followed practices from the Sufi group centred on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan and from this developed her contact with the divine to focus upon communication with ' nature spirits ' which she named as devas.

However, despite identifying them as such, devas are described not as being descended from a celestial lineage, but rather as the mortal incarnations of celestial beings.

As with their racial origins, the physical appearance of devas deviates significantly from that of the aasimar of previous editions.

Translation: " The country which starts from Himalayas and the borders of which reach till the Indian Ocean ( Indu Sarovaram ), has been created by devas and its name is Hindusthan.

However, devas ( deities ) conjured up these four sightings, knowing that the liberation of all beings from suffering was based on the prince observing the realities of life.

The Puranas state that Dhanavantari emerged from the ' Ocean of Milk ' and appeared with the pot of nectar during the story of the Samudra or Sagar manthan whilst the ocean was being churned by the devas and asuras, using the Mandara mountain and the serpent Vasuki.

Similarly, in the Vishnu Sahastranama the concluding verses state: " The Rishis ( great sages ), the ancestors, the devas, the great elements, in fact all things moving and unmoving constituting this universe, have originated from Narayana ," ( i. e., Vishnu ).

Devi wanted to teach devas a lesson and bring them back from verge of fall. She asked Mahishasura that if he worship her in form of Enemy then he will gain the Punya of his thousand life of devotion.

The nectar of immortality was found, and the asuras tried to steal it from the devas.

Alarmed, the devas then recalled Batara Kala from the Earth.

Now the next namas-" chidhagnikunda sambhuta devakarya samudhyata " tells us that devi arose from the fire of knowledge to help devas in their task ( war against asuras-bhandasura ).

In this legend, Vasuki allowed the devas ( gods ) and the asuras ( demons ) to bind him to Mount Mandar and use him as their churning rope to extract the ambrosia of immortality from the ocean of milk.

The devas pulled from one end and the asuras from the other.

Dushyanta was required to fight with the devas, from which he emerged victorious ; his reward was to be reunited with his wife and son.

The concept of devas as nature-spirits derives from the writings of Theosophist Geoffrey Hodson.